How many times do we have to tell you this, HortEn not HortOn, They were German brothers, not Amerikan.

As good as expected!

RATING

Looks : 9/10 pts.
Performance : 9.1/10 pts.
Details : 9.15/10 pts.
Weaponry : 9/10 pts.
Functionality : 9.15/10 pts.
Bonus : 9.25/10 (Landing Gears)

OVERALL RATING : 9.11/10

I know... @CrazyCatZe

@BlackhattAircraft, actually it’s better for the maneuverability to have the ailerons/elevator far back....

Horten hears a Ho... ;)

this is a really cool looking plane, good job on the landing gear, the paneled gear doors are really nice

I’m just happy to talk about it. I’m only a docent at Planes of Fame, but I still know a lot about the museums collection. @RamboJutter

@BlackhattAircraft I can fully understand that, thanks for your reply, its always nice to have some first hand input regarding an aircraft type, especially one that was so rare as the N9mb.

It wasn’t very fast or maneuverable. A big issue it had was engine cooling. Whenever we wanted it to fly we had to get it in the air with in 10 minutes of firing up the engines, otherwise they would burn out due to over heating. It was really the sight though, wether it was on the ground or in the sky. The US military actually wanted it destroyed after the end of the N9m program, but Northrop basically smuggled it to us and we had it in storage for years. I think we finally revealed it to the public sometime around the B-2 program. My dad said he saw it fly over a stadium he was at with a B-2 overhead. I really wish we still at least had David with us today. It’s still hurts to think about the crash, but I’m glad it’s legacy lives in the hearts and minds of aircraft enthusiasts everywhere. @RamboJutter

@BlackhattAircraft I read about that, sad as you say. How well did it fly, was it maneuverable?

Horton? What's this, Doctor Seuss?

Probably the best 229 alternative I've seen, lovely piece.

Great job on the sleek slopes without making the part count too high!

The reason b-2 isn’t maneuverable, #1 it’s a huge bomber #2 it’s heavy as 💩 crap, ho229 is made of wood (light frame) and the elevators aren’t far back, so less drag on the tail doing maneuvers, and it has a lot of lift in front due to the delta wing shape( far as I know) and RC flying wigs are superrr light weight, and a lot of lift, so it can be maneuverable, but this is fictional so it can fly however you desire it to, but I thought it would be a lil more manueverable@RamboJutter

I volunteer at a museum that owned the Northrop N9mb. It was in flying condition and I was able to see it fly so many times. Unfortunately it crashed last year, on a test flight, killing its pilot in the process. It was such a shame to lose such an amazing aircraft and a exceptional pilot. This flying wing is amazing, but unfortunately when ever I see one I can’t help, but think about the N9mb.

@GeminiJets68 Thanks, glad you like it. I may make a MKII =)

Fantastic aircraft

@Diloph im curious, what are you using as the basis of that statement? I have read quite a bit into flying wings and I cant put my finger on anything that says they are very maneuverable (I have seen a B2 flying and that thing istn going to be rolling or looping any time soon)

Well, the Ho-229 was very maneuverable (at lower alt) more so than this@RamboJutter

@Diloph yes and no, I've flown an rc flying wing before and they are really sensitive to CofG, the roll is slower than you would think as its a wide wing, pitch can be silly (the rc one could loop in its own length v nearly) but this wouldn't be realistic for an actual real life jet hence I toned it down a lot.

@BogdanX thanks Bogdan, I didn't really appreciate the complexity of a flying wing till I started this. It was a fun build in the end.

@Blue0Bull thanks, I'm glad you like them and I really appreciate the comment.

You’ve outdun yourself man, fantastic, but a flying wing would be a lot more maneuverable ? No?

English flying wing... never thought I'd see one